After nearly an eight month long investigation, on Wednesday, Slidell Police arrested 38-year-old Michael Fauver, who was trying to solicit, what he thought to be, a 14-year-old girl.

Throughout the past several months, Fauver made several attempts to meet the fictitious 14-year-old for sex. A Slidell Police detective assigned to the Federal Bureau of Investigations – Child Exploitation Task Force, obtained arrest warrants for Fauver, and a search warrant for his residence. With the assistance of a detective from the Louisiana State Police (who is also assigned to the FBI Task Force), the warrants were executed at Fauver’s residence on Wednesday. The search yielded the find of child pornography on Fauver’s computer. Fauver was charged with: 4 counts of Computer Aided Solicitation of a Minor, 4 counts of Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile, and 4 counts of Possession of Pornography Involving Juveniles.

Chief Smith says, “This was a child predator attempting to prey on young children in our community. Thankfully, we were able to stop him before he was able to harm a child. One of my primary goals is to keep our children safe, and I will continue to do so.”

Fauver was arrested in 1993 for Contributing to the Delinquency of a Juvenile. If convicted of his most recent charges, Fauver will have to register as a sex offender.